Arrivals Weekend is from Friday 20 September to Sunday 22 September 2024.
Welcome Week runs from Monday 23 September to Friday 27 September 2024.
Find out where to go
Look at our campus map to get directions to your sessions.
University Life
You must attend a University Life session taking place over arrivals weekend. Find your University Life time slot. It’s important that you attend this.
Your timetable
Monday 23 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 10.45am | 10 West 2.47 | Welcome to the department with Professor Robert Kelsh |
| 11.15am | 1.00pm | 10 West 2.47 | Introduction to the Masters Programmes. This will be followed by a sandwich lunch. |
| 1.00pm | 2.00pm | Leaves from 10 West 2.47 | Campus Tour |
| 2.15pm | 4.05pm | 10W 2.47 | Networking, technical skills development, and real-world business challenges |
| 5.30pm | 6.30pm | Science Marquee behind 8 West | PGT Buddying Welcome event for all courses. Sign up to join the scheme and attend this event here. |
Tuesday 24 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | 5 West 2.4 | Library Introduction |
| 1.15pm | 2.05pm | 8 West 3.13 | Food security and the environment/Infectious diseases |
| 2.15pm | 2.45pm | 8 West 3.13 | Biosensors |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | 8 West 3.14 | Drug discovery: From target to medicine |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | Chancellors' Building 5.1 | Beer and Biofuels/Bioprocess and water engineering |
| 2.15pm | 3.05pm | Chancellors' Building 4.1 | Applied data science in Biology/Molecular phylogenetics and epidemiology |
| 3.15pm | 4.05pm | 8 West 3.14 | Tissue Engineering/Cancer genetics and therapy |
Wednesday 25 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 11.05am | 4 South 1.23 | Health and Safety Induction |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | 5 West 2.4 | Careers - Discover your options after your Master's, learn about how to make the most of your Master's year and hear about the careers resources and support available to you. |
| 12.15pm | 2.05pm | Microsoft Teams | Director of Studies available to discuss Semester 1 optional unit choices. You can book a meeting here from Monday 23 September. |
| 1.15pm | 1.45pm | 10 West 2.02 | MSc Biotechnology with Entrepreneurship - An introduction to the units delivered by the School of Management with Dr Bruno Oliveira |
| 2.15pm | 3.00pm | The Parade | The SU Sports Day: Use this free time to meet the sports clubs and teams and find out how to join. This is an optional activity. |
| 3.15pm | 4.05pm | Online on Zoom | Never OK: Understand the community of the University of Bath, and how you can be an active bystander and promote equality. |
Thursday 26 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15am | 11.05am | 4 West 1.2 | Academic and Group working tutorial |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | Chancellors' Building 3.9 | Meet your programme tutor (Microbiology) followed by group photo |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | Chancellors' Building 4.1 | Meet your programme tutor (Biotechnology) followed by group photo |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | Chancellors' Building 3.5 | Meet your programme tutor (Medical Bioscience) followed by group photo |
| 11.15am | 12.05pm | Chancellors' Building 5.1 | Meet your programme tutor (Bioinformatics) followed by group photo |
| 12.15pm | 1.05pm | The Parade | The SU Groups Day: Find out about all of the Student groups on offer and how to get involved. This is an optional activity |
| 1.15pm | 2.45pm | Science Marquee behind 8 West | Coffee Social with PGBio |
Friday 27 September
| Start | Finish | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00am | 4.00pm | Roman Baths | Roman Bath Tours with PGBio. Sign up for the tour here. before 3.00pm Wednesday 25 September. |
| 11.00am | 3.00pm | Founders' Hall | The SU Freshers Fair: Use this free time to explore what's on offer at the University and in Bath and pick up some freebies. This is an optional activity. |
Please check this page regularly as sometimes we need to change the times and locations of Welcome events. During Welcome, we would recommend you check your timetable at the start of each day.
Join the MSc Molecular Biosciences and MSc Biotechnology 2024-25 Microsoft Team to access to some pre-arrival resources that will help prepare you for the start of your programme.
Freshers' Week
The Students' Union also runs optional Freshers' Week activities you might be interested in.
Help with technology
If you have any problems with IT hardware and software, contact our IT helpdesk. You can also purchase equipment from them.